Mulholland Drive

20 years after the film’s original World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001, which won David Lynch Best Director at the festival (famously shared with Joel Coen for The Man Who Wasn’t There), the brand-new 4K restoration premiered as part of this year’s CANNES CLASSICS selection. The film will be released on Home Entertainment, including a 4K UHD Limited Collector’s Edition with a new artwork by Krzysztof Domaradzki rolling out across STUDIOCANAL’s territories in November, with additional theatrical releases planned in France and Germany. ABOUT THE RESTORATION A first restoration of MULHOLLAND DRIVE was undertaken by Criterion back in 2016. The original 35 mm negative was scanned and graded in 4K. The 4K graded scan was converted to 2K before doing the restoration. At the time, there was no 4K UHD available so the film was only released in 2K (Blu-Ray). For this latest restoration, STUDIOCANAL and Criterion decided to mark the 20th Anniversary by restoring the film in 4K and premiering the film in Cannes. A process that often takes two years was condensed into several months with the help of David Lynch, who supported the restoration team. As the 2016 restoration was already approved by Mr. Lynch, it was possible to use these grading parameters and apply them to the 4K scan of the original negatives. Then a new and exclusive HDR grading was supervised by Mr. Lynch, with the unique objective to offer to the public all the detail of the theatrical version on the new 4K Dolby Vision edition. This new version will therefore offer much more detail than ever before. The sound was also remastered from the original 5.1 audio tracks through the director and his team’s supervision. The 4K release will be available to watch in cinemas, along with UHD BD and Digital editions. When the film was selected for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Mr. Lynch again reviewed the film’s grading and made some tweaks for the cinema version. He was delighted with the restorative work. STUDIOCANAL and Criterion, as companies, but also as fans, deeply thank Mr. Lynch for his time and insight. Special Features: Back to Mulholland Drive On the Road to Mulholland Drive Interview with Laura HarringInterview with Mary Sweeney Interview with Angelo Badalamenti Introduction by Thierry JousseIn the Blue Box